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Broadway Press Day with Ruthie Fierberg

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Broadway
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Tony Awards
Schmigadoon!
Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York
Broadway News
Cats the Jellicle Ball
The Lost Boys
Ragtime
Chess
New York
The Rocky Horror Show
New York City, United States
Waiting For Godot
Dog Day Afternoon
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Gina Gionfriddo
Sound Design
Giant
Manhattan Theatre Club

When a new show prepares to open on Broadway, the production typically takes a few hours out of rehearsal to host an event in which the cast and creative team members meet the press. Broadway News is giving you the inside track into the press room. Learn what to expect from new plays and musicals coming to Broadway with host Ruthie Fierberg.

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The Isabelle Stevenson Award from the Tony Awards recognizes a member of the theater community who has volunteered their time to humanitarian, social service or charitable efforts. This year’s recipient is Mary-Mitchell Campbell. Campbell is an accla... more

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre were established to recognize individuals and organizations that have demonstrated extraordinary achievement but are not eligible for established competitive Tony Award categories. The 1/52 Project, founded b... more

In addition to naming nominees who will compete in 26 categories, each the Tony Awards also names a select few recipients of the Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre. Production manager Jake Bell is one of the 2026 honorees.

But what is a produc... more

“Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” is a story about a Brit and a New Yorker. The musical began in the U.K. before transferring to the United States. It follows, then, that its producing team is also a mix of pros from the U.K. and the U.S... more

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Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Isabelle Stevenson Award recipient; conductor, music director, orchestrator, and arranger
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Episode: 5 minutes with a Tony honoree: Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Beowulf Boritt
Scenic designer and founder of the 152 Project
152 Project
Episode: 5 minutes with a Tony honoree: 1/52 Project’s Beowulf Boritt and Stefania Bulbarella
Stefania Bulbarella
Video and projection designer; grant recipient and committee member
152 Project
Episode: 5 minutes with a Tony honoree: 1/52 Project’s Beowulf Boritt and Stefania Bulbarella
Jake Bell
Production manager and 2026 Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre recipient
Collaborated with Cameron Mackintosh productions; Wicked on Broadway
Episode: 5 minutes with a Tony honoree: Production manager Jake Bell
Tim Johanson
British producer
Glass Half Full Productions
Episode: 5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Two Strangers’’ Tim Johanson, Gareth Lake and Kevin McCollum
Gareth Lake
British producer
Glass Half Full Productions
Episode: 5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Two Strangers’’ Tim Johanson, Gareth Lake and Kevin McCollum
Kevin McCollum
American producer
McCollum/Glasshouse
Episode: 5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Two Strangers’’ Tim Johanson, Gareth Lake and Kevin McCollum
Stacey Derosier
Lighting designer for Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Broadway production team for Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Episode: 5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Joe Turner’s’ Stacey Derosier
Eva Price
Tony Award-winning producer
Producer (Liberation, Titaníque)
Episode: 5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Liberation’ and ‘Titaníque’’s Eva Price

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Ruthie Fierberg
Host of Broadway News podcast and related Broadway press-day programs; executive editor with a focus on Broadway coverage and press interactions.

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5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Ragtime’’s Ellenore Scott
Q: How does the space you perform in affect the choreography?
Space constraints and venue shape drive design choices, from forming precise grids to creating expansive, multi-angled formations that keep the story legible while maximizing emotional impact for the audience.
5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Schmigadoon!’’s Micah Frank and Megan O’Keefe
Q: Do you start from the same page one in terms of marketing because it's a new cast and on stage, or do you lean into the TV show's name?
They explained that the team approached it as a brand-new musical, aiming to create a distinct stage identity rather than hitching onto the TV show's popularity, ensuring that audiences who haven't seen Schmigadoon would still experience it as a unique Broadway event.
5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Schmigadoon!’’s Micah Frank and Megan O’Keefe
Q: How are you working to translate, not just content wise, but the awareness of what Schmigadoon is? Or do you just start from scratch and say, here's the Broadway show?
The answer centered on treating Schmigadoon as a ground-up Broadway experience, differentiating it from the TV show by focusing on stage storytelling, returning to the roots of Golden Age theatre, and building the production to feel like a fresh, new musical that audiences wouldn't need to have seen the TV series to enjoy.
Introducing ‘Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York),’ an original musical
Q: How do you balance the New York fantasy with authenticity for New Yorkers?
By combining an outsider perspective with direct collaboration from New Yorkers, including actors and an American associate director, to ground the fantasy in lived experience while preserving the city's romantic, cinematic energy.
Introducing ‘Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York),’ an original musical
Q: What was it about the page that made you want to do it and bring your own stamp to the project?
The script showed deep heart and rich texture in a short span, suggesting a powerful, character-driven story with substantial room for actors to mine meaningful emotional moments.

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This show offers a behind-the-scenes lens on Broadway press events, opening nights, and the broader production ecosystem. Through candid conversations with designers, actors, directors, and producers, listeners gain practical insights into design choices, staging challenges, casting decisions, and the business of moving a show from development to Broadway. Episodes often emphasize the collaboration between creative teams and the press cycle, with a bias toward understanding how decisions in lighting, sound, set, and direction shape a show's public perception. A noteworthy pattern is the emphasis on production intimacy, real-world constraints, and the theatrical ecosystem surrounding Tony-nominated work, making it valuable for industry profe... more

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